Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections, Innovations and Future Trajectories

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online, in a context where striving for gender equity in relation to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals is more pressing than ever before. Sport, Gender, and Development: Intersections, Innovations, and Future Trajectories explores sport feminisms to offer new approaches to research on Sport for Development and Peace in global and local contexts. It reveals the complexities of development and gender discourses and how they operate on and through researchers, practitioners, and participants' bodies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 10 December 2021
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

In a world where achieving gender equality in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an increasingly urgent pursuit, Sport, Gender, and Development: Intersections, Innovations, and Future Trajectories emerges as a groundbreaking work that offers fresh perspectives on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) in global and local contexts. By incorporating postcolonial and decolonial feminist lenses through fieldwork with organizations and individuals in Afghanistan, Uganda, Nicaragua, and India, this book uncovers the intricate complexities of development and gender discourses, revealing how they permeate the lives of researchers, practitioners, and participants alike. Through a thoughtful exploration of the (dis)connections and comparisons across these diverse contexts, this book provides a critically reflexive account of the current state of the transnational sport, gender, and development field, while also being mindful of the significance of community context and local iterations.

Furthermore, this book takes up emerging and contemporary feminist issues in sport-related international development, pushing the boundaries of empirical, conceptual, and theoretical advancements in this field. By providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach, Sport, Gender, and Development: Intersections, Innovations, and Future Trajectories contributes to our understanding of how sport can be used as a powerful tool for promoting gender equality, social justice, and sustainable development.

In conclusion, this book is a must-read for scholars, practitioners, and activists who are committed to advancing gender equality and social change through the lens of sport. Its innovative insights and critical analysis provide valuable contributions to the field, and its accessibility to a wide audience ensures that its messages will resonate with a global audience.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838678661